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HER Number:MDV5251
Name:Possible barrow on Ryder's Hill, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Barrow suggested on an Ordnance Survey map but has not been located

Location

Grid Reference:SX 660 690
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
Civil ParishHolne
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHOLNE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/62

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARROW? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Worth, R. N., 1888, 10th Report of the Barrow Committee, 47 (Article in Serial). SDV147666.

Holne Ridge, tumulus indicated by Ordnance Survey, while making the 6 inch map.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on aerial photographs.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 173, Map 58 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Not mentioned.

Gerrard, S., 1993-2002, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145710Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2002. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown.
SDV147666Article in Serial: Worth, R. N.. 1888. 10th Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 20. 47. [Mapped feature: #32891 ]
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 173, Map 58.

Associated Monuments

MDV5223Related to: Ryder's Hill cairn on the summit of Ryder's Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2021 12:58PM